The service ensures remote, confidential, and supportive care, expands access to mental health care, and serves as an entry point to the Psychosocial Care Network (RAPS), including support for family members.
This initiative is part of the campaign “The bond that unites us is self-care,” with master sponsorship from Betano, which will offer free mammograms. Services will be available in Estrutural this Tuesday and at the Plano Piloto Bus Station on Wednesday, from 9 am to 17 pm, for women using the SUS (Brazilian public healthcare system) with scheduled appointments.
A bill authored by Senator Dra. Eudócia (PL-AL) authorizes private non-profit institutions in the healthcare sector to operate fixed-odds betting with exemption from licensing fees and revenue allocated exclusively to the sector.
The report on Provisional Measure 1.303 proposes a 6% increase in the current tax rate. The measure includes new rules against illegal betting and is expected to generate an additional R$ 4,8 billion in annual revenue; see the text.
Although the percentage increase seems alarming, some mainstream media outlets are exaggerating estimates regarding pathology. The percentage of people who presented with gambling disorders and who sought help from the public system is only 0,0073%.